State Sen. Bill Rabon cited in hit-and-run accident

Tuesday

May 6, 2014 at 1:47 PM

The incident was reported at Sunday night on Princess Street

By F.T. NortonFran.Norton@StarNewsOnline.com

A North Carolina state senator was cited Tuesday for a hit-and-run accident Sunday in a Wilmington parking lot, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Sen. Bill Rabon was issued a citation for failure to see before backing, WPD spokeswoman Linda Rawley said Tuesday. According to Rawley, a yellow Honda was parked in a lot at 126 Princess St. and when the owner returned to it just before 10 p.m. Sunday, he found a tail light damaged. A witness told the owner that a white GMC Sierra truck backed into the Honda and left the scene. The witness provided the license plate number to the victim and the victim reported the incident to police, Rawley said. She described the damage as "minor."A check of the plate number found it was registered to Rabon, a Republican senator for Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender counties.Rawley said the outcome of the case is typical when it comes to accidents in parking lots. "The only thing that has to happen now is (Rabon's) insurance company will work to make sure the man's damages are paid," Rawley said. Rabon's attorney, fellow Republican state Sen. Thom Goolsby, responded to a request for comment from his client: "This is a routine improper backing occurrence. No damage was done to Bill's truck. He has reported the incident to his insurance company and they will handle the matter."